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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to 2025 law firm financial data collected by Law.com, which is the only Manhattan-founded Biglaw firm to cross the $4 billion in revenue mark last year? Hint: The firm increased revenue 11% last year, but still trails […] Read More
Two recent decisions— Rebein v. Tempel Grain Elevators, LLP[1] and Miller v. Prestige Patio Co. Ltd. [2]—provide guidance about complying with the “reasonable due diligence” language in 11 U.S.C. §547(b). 11 U.S.C. § 547(b) As part of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, Section 547(b) of the Bankruptcy Code […] Read More
In light of President Donald Trump’s pardon, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed an appeal from former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, and vacated a previous judgement against him on Wednesday. The court found that the pardon rendered the appeal of the conviction moot, and dismissed […] Read More
Promotion recognizes first-year impact and Litera’s commitment to operational excellence and scalable growth CHICAGO – Apr. 9, 2026 – Litera, a leading legal AI platform provider that unifies the practice and business of law, announced the promotion of Priyanka Singh to Executive Vice President, Operations & Chief Financial Officer. […] Read More
NEW YORK, NY (April 9, 2026) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce it has named Gavin Gray as chief operating officer (COO). Gavin joins the firm from K&L Gates, where he served as COO, leading firmwide operations, business services and technology strategy. In his new role, Gavin will oversee the firm’s business operations across […] Read More
Florida’s vibrant cities, busy highways, and constant flow of residents and visitors create an environment where accidents are an unfortunate but common reality. With hundreds of thousands of crashes reported each year and more than 1,000 incidents occurring daily, the risk of injury is something many individuals face unexpectedly. In […] Read More
Turns Out You Can Squeeze Too Much Out Of A Day: Australian lawyer billed over 31 hours for a day of work. The Best Firms In The City That Never Sleeps: See the best of the Big Apple! ‘Super Drunk’ Judge Pleads No Contest: He’s set to be sentenced on […] Read More
What Happened:On April 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) pursuant to its authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which directs EPA to designate potential contaminants for further study in contemplation of potential future regulation. Who May Be Impacted: Public […] Read More
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday called for international accountability in the midst of the Iran war, which it says has led to an unprecedented increase in human rights violations against civilians residing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Stressing the severity of the situation in the region, with the […] Read More
AI is disrupting the onerous process of search and interviewing for positions. The post With AI, Job Searches And Recruiting May Be Less Onerous, Hopefully first appeared on Employment Law Information Network. Source link
In Ohio, crime and arrests remain a significant concern for residents and the justice system. Recent data shows that 70% of all persons charged with serious crimes in courts were convicted, with most serving jail or prison time. Over the past decade, the overall incidence of crime has been steady […] Read More
* Anthropic fails to secure a stay of Pete Hegseth’s “give us autonomous murder bots or else” designation. But the all-Republican panel of the D.C. Circuit ordered expedited briefing, a signal that even the administration’s friendliest possible panel is struggling with the argument “this company is a supply chain risk […] Read More
Key Takeaway In a 7-2 decision reversing the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court limited contributory copyright liability for Internet Service Providers. Writing for the majority, Justice Thomas held that an ISP’s knowledge that its subscribers are committing copyright infringement is not sufficient to establish contributory liability. Instead, the ISP must […] Read More
Erick Valencia-Salazar, a California man who is said to have co-founded Mexico’s Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge. Salazar was arrested in Tapalpa, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, in 2022 for conspiring to send thousands of kilograms of cocaine […] Read More
In 2025, Samsung Electronics had 7,054 patent grants in the U.S. alone. Apple Inc. had 2,277, and Google/Alphabet, Inc., received 1,782. And, it is estimated that more than 152,000 patent applications specifically related to artificial intelligence (AI) were recorded in the U.S. last year with Google, Microsoft, and IBM leading […] Read More
Josef, the Australia-based legal automation platform, has launched a new capability it is calling the Rapid Ingestion Engine, which uses AI to convert unstructured business inputs — such as email threads, meeting notes and term sheets — into the structured data that legal workflow templates require. The idea, according to […] Read More
A new report from the health and lifestyles benefits platform Lively Inc. identifies an increasing mix of retail brands, digital health platforms and direct-to-consumer healthcare companies among the top HSA spend merchants. Collectively, Lively officials say, they signal a shift toward healthcare that is more consumer-driven, digital-first and integrated into […] Read More
What This Means Outcome: Jasveen Sangha jailed for 15 years after supplying the ketamine that caused Matthew Perry’s death Mechanism: Legal exposure formed not at the overdose, but during a series of routine decisions to continue supply as risk escalated Implication: The highest-risk moment is often the one that feels […] Read More
Did Your Firm Make The Top 100?: Read this and find out! Goodbye And Good Riddance: Judge known for handcuffing a 13-year-old girl in courtroom retires. From Prison To Hollywood: Michael Avenatti moved to halfway house until September 2028. One More Reason To Hate Exams: UC Berkeley law students have […] Read More
On March 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy indicating it will not prosecute companies that voluntarily disclose misconduct, cooperate with investigators, and remediate wrongdoing. Quick Hits On March 10, 2026, the DOJ announced that it will not prosecute companies when they voluntarily self-disclose misconduct, […] Read More
The UN Security Council vetoed a resolution on Tuesday aimed at improving the security of vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict in the region. Both China and Russia rejected the resolution for similar reasons. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia claimed that the resolution wrongly pointed at Iranian […] Read More
It is estimated that more than 75 percent of civil litigants in U.S. state courts have no legal representation. In eviction proceedings, the figure exceeds 90 percent. For decades, the primary response to this explosion of self-represented litigants has been to provide them with information, such as court websites, self-help […] Read More
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What This Means Outcome: Mr P Singh Bassi succeeded in his unfair dismissal claim against Network Rail, with elements of racial harassment upheld Mechanism: The tribunal focused on how the employer handled workplace conflict and complaints, not just the underlying incidents Implication: Legal risk in employment cases often arises from […] Read More
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the U.K.’s Solicitors Regulation Authority, fraud alerts where scammers impersonate law firms where up how much in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year? Hint: Skadden, Hogan Lovells, Sullivan & Cromwell, […] Read More
Construction contract negotiation is often treated as a “forms exercise,” especially when the parties start from familiar templates (e.g., AIA forms). In practice, though, the biggest problems tend to arise not from the existence of a form, but from (i) misalignment among the project’s governing documents and participants, (ii) ambiguity […] Read More
The US Department of Education (DOE) announced on Monday that it will rescind agreements previous presidential administrations had with certain schools to interpret Title IX to include protections for transgender and gay students. The DOE Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release that said it has terminated agreements […] Read More
Are courts the next frontier for legal AI? Shlomo Klapper, founder and CEO of the AI-driven judicial case-preparation platofrm Learned Hand, believes they are. A former litigator at Quinn Emanuel and law clerk for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Klapper is building what he calls a “reasoning engine” for judges […] Read More
Jennifer Schwartz and Dylan Carp are spotlighted for their successful opposition brief in Hayes vs. Jobot in “Eleventh Circuit Rules – No Judgement Stay for Jobot,” published by Staffing Legal News.Subscription may be required to view article The post Jennifer Schwartz and Dylan Carp Spotlighted for Eleventh Circuit Win Upholding […] Read More
TL;DR Outcome: Wireless Festival was cancelled after Kanye West was denied entry to the UK Mechanism: A reversible immigration decision collapsed an event built around a single dependency Implication: The system is decisive at borders, but far more complex when managing known risks inside the country This Looked Like a […] Read More
Not Very Far, But It Still Counts!: Read the newest law school rankings here. How Much Do Rankings Actually Matter Though?: Legal academia shares their thoughts. Losing And Winning Go Hand In Hand: Pam Bondi wins ATL’s disbar bracket! Jones Day Should Have Bumped Up Cybersecurity: The Biglaw firm acknowledges […] Read More
In this episode of AUM — Stories & Strategies, Alain R’bibo sits down with Sean Burton, CEO of Cityview, widely recognized as one of the most prolific multifamily developers and operators in the country. Tackling the housing crisis. Rebuilding after the LA fires. Enrolling in Navy intelligence after 9-11. Raising […] Read More
A US federal appellate court on Monday held that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) cannot enforce state sports-betting laws against financial services company and prediction market facilitator Kalshi while litigation is pending. The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a district court ruling that enjoined […] Read More
The College of Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program (DLPP) is hosting the third annual Student Scholarship Symposium on Wednesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. The Symposium is being held virtually. This event will feature student-submitted papers on disability law-related topics, providing an opportunity to step into the role of […] Read More
PracticePanther, the cloud-based legal practice management platform that is part of Paradigm’s suite of legal software products, today launched PantherAccounting Plus, a comprehensive trust and operating accounting feature set built natively into its platform. The new capability enables law firms to manage the full lifecycle of their financial operations – […] Read More
Their careers spanned the personal computing, internet and smartphone waves. But some older workers see AI’s arrival as the cue to exit. The post The Workers Opting to Retire Instead of Taking on AI first appeared on Employment Law Information Network. Source link
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Steve Bannon, former White House adviser and political strategist for Donald Trump, to have his 2022 contempt of Congress conviction dismissed. Bannon was originally convicted for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The […] Read More
The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings are here, and let us be one of the first to say that lawyers and law students are going to be in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. This edition of the rankings brings us an historic shakeup at the […] Read More
Washington state has joined a handful of other states with laws that require disclosure to consumers if they are interacting with a chatbot. Other, broader, chatbot laws exist in California, Maine, New Jersey and Utah. Unlike the new Washington law, though, they are not aimed at AI companions. Washington’s law will go into effect on […] Read More
Griffins is a JURIST correspondent and law student at the Kenya School of Law, based in Kisumu, where he covers legal, policy, and human rights developments in Kenya. On March 9, Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) rolled out a fully automated Instant Fines Traffic Management System, marking a […] Read More
Jackson Lewis attorneys were spotlighted for their appointments to various Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards, to provide feedback on coverage and insight on how best to shape future coverage in “Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards,” published by Law360. Subscription may be required to view article Source link
Pam Bondi’s Firing Gets The SNL Treatment: The Dow won’t stop the humor! Who Will Replace Bondi?: Expect to see more of Jeanine, Alina, and Harmeet. Georgetown Law Students Aren’t Looking Forward To Graduation: Hundreds are petitioning the school’s proposed changes. More Bar Exam Takers Are Getting Extended Time: Is […] Read More
Third-party trademarks and products show up in motion pictures and television productions in all sorts of ways. Cameras pan down busy urban streets with restaurant, retail signage, and billboards on both sides. Characters drive – perhaps recklessly – in recognizable vehicles with their distinctive and protected symbols and hood ornaments. […] Read More
At least eight migrants deported from the US arrived in Uganda on Wednesday. The Ugandan foreign ministry admitted to accepting the deportees on Friday, only after widespread media coverage following a statement released by the Ugandan Law Society (ULS). On Thursday, the ULS and the East Africa Law Society released […] Read More
The College of Law team of Alexander Gundry L’28, Nicholas Hardy L’27, Sydney Schappell L’27, and Brady Sterpe L’27 reached the semifinal round of the National Military Trial Competition (NMTC). In addition, Sterpe won the Best Direct Examination award. Dennis Scanlon L’ 19 and Marc Washburn L’99 coached the team […] Read More
Join Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys for a timely discussion on the shifting Title IX athletics landscape and what it means for institutions with athletic programs of every size and at every level. We’ll cover key developments from the House settlement, the status of U.S. Department of Education Title IX guidance […] Read More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello First Monday! What is a “First Monday” edition? Every Monday here […] Read More
Belarus parliament passed a bill on Thursday criminalizing propaganda of LGBTQA+ relationships, sex change, childfree lifestyle, and pedophilia, with punishment including fines, community service, or arrests. Belarus drafted the bill in February 2024. The bill will now go to President Lukashenko, who is expected to sign it. Belarus decriminalized the […] Read More
Burnout isn’t an individual problem—it’s a systemic design issue that shows up differently across the organization chart. Early-career employees burn out from ambiguity and lack of control, managers from “responsibility without… The post Burnout Looks Different Across the Org Chart. Watch for These Signs. first appeared on Employment Law Information […] Read More
As we bring our series, “The Encore: Turning CLE Success into Long-Term Growth,” to a close, it’s time to focus on the final, but perhaps most critical, step in the CLE process: staying connected. Over the course of this series, we’ve walked through crafting compelling content, delivering your CLE with […] Read More
